The Republican party - It all started when...

Welcome..... This is where all of our immigrant stories begin. With people whose families all came from somewhere else. So as a nation, there is this historic bond with the Republican party that exists for all of us. A common bond that we all share. We have certainly overcome different sets of struggles - but that has led to this amazing time, with exceptional citizens that set the bar for how they help advance liberty and freedom in the Republican party.

THEN...

In 1854 the Republican party came into existence for the purpose of abolishing slavery in America. This was to counter the Democrat Party's push to keep, and aggressively expand slavery west and north of the Mississippi River. However, there were members of the Republican Party that wanted to go further, and believed that all men should have the same rights to citizenship, to own property, and vote. These members within the Republican Party were called Radicals, because what they demanded, on behalf of all men, including slaves, was thought to be radical. Consequently, they became known as the Radical Republicans.

During the Civil War, Romulado Pacheco (R), then Governor of California, removed 2 units stationed in Los Angeles because they opposed abolishing slavery. Later, he was elected as the first Hispanic to the House of Representative where he continued to fight and win passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments which in fact did abolish slavery, and awarded African-American men citizenship and the right to vote - 50 years before women.

After the Civil War, it was President Ulysses S. Grant (R) who put a stop to the KKK in the public realm. There was a brief period where lesser presidents, from both parties promoted policies that indirectly allowed a small resurgence of the KKK and President Woodrow Wilson (D) fired African-American workers in government, and segregated the U.S. Navy. It was President Eisenhower (R) who rejected segregration and reintegrated the military.

After Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), signed the tragic Executive Order 9066 which placed American Citizens of Japanese descent into internment camps. It was Colorado Governor Ralph Carr (R) that opposed internment and said "An American citizen of Japanese descent has the same rights as any other citizen.... If you harm them, you must first harm me."

NOW...

And so our American story goes....... we all come from somewhere else. Whether it is Africa, Latin America, Asia or through Ellis Island, we all have overcome struggles that have been the mountains that we have had to climb to get where we are today - a country of citizens that are all equal. A country of citizens that now have a shared purpose and lives that all impact each other for the good. We ask you to join us!!!!!!!!!